William was born in 1816. He is the son of David Bradbury and Sophia Chase.
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Composed the music to "Jesus Loves Me" and added the chorus. He is best known as a composer and publisher of a series of musical collections for choirs and schools. He was the author and compiler of fifty-nine books starting in 1841.
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